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In an era when lawyers are changing teams with the frequency of SEC linebackers, a large contingent of Dallas-based lawyers at Norton Rose Fulbright have been staying put for decades. Like lawyers on-the-move, they cite 'culture' as their reason for staying; but offering the credibility of decades in the same office of the same firm, these lawyers may actually mean it.
The 11 deals valued at $16.4 billion reported last week amounted to an average week on the year. But as the second highest value since early August, it may be a signal that uncertain deal markets are returning to 'normal' — whatever that is in a topsy-turvy year.
Texas lawyers expect a busy final three months of 2026, according to panelists at the UT Law M&A Institute on Thursday.
Energy Transfer said Vaquero has enough acreage to support another two trains that could boost capacity to about 1.2 billion cubic feet a day. Sidley repped ET and Willkie guided Vaquero on the deal.
The week ending Oct. 3 saw 14 deals valued at a bit over $4 billion, featuring the usual menu of power and infrastructure deals. It was a week without a banner transaction — made extraordinary by its adequacy in head-scratching times.
For the week ended Sept. 26, the CDT Roundup saw just seven deals reported with a combined value of just over $6.3 billion. There were no billion-dollar M&A transactions and more than half the deal value resided in CapM debt issues.
Given that summer is over and the close of Q3 is just days away, we were expecting more traffic.
Baker Botts said Mark Schlackman has counseled clients in conventional and renewable power deals, as well as midstream and downstream oil and gas transactions, and “has built a reputation for moving complex projects forward while keeping a client’s broader commercial objectives in view.”
Shan Khan has jumped to Greenberg Traurig after eight years at Kirkland & Ellis.
Of the 10 equity transactions reported last week, five were minority fundings, and the largest chunk of the week's transaction value derived from a revolving credit deal. It marked the fourth straight week when even the good numbers exude caution. Some would call that a trend.
Fern Han was previously at Simpson Thacher. She has advised on deals for EnCap Investments, Saudi Aramco, Arroyo Investors and Société Générale.
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